Anyone else concerned that the debate surrounding the Ansari accusation centers around whether the events described constitutes sexual assault and not on the moral fairness of publishing the account from one anonymous woman? In the previous accusations of this #MeToo movement, they were supported by other women with similar stories (or even by police reports). Or, if there is a lone accuser, such as Eliza Dushku, the woman is making the accusation openly, and not hiding behind anonymity. This particular accusation seems like a very slippery slope. Even if Ansari is not branded as a sexual assaulter by the public and by Hollywood, he was still embarrassed and humiliated publicly while the accuser remains anonymous.
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